Representation by Christoper I. Rose
- Date submitted
- 31 March 2021
- Submitted by
- Members of the public/businesses
Swanscombe Peninsula marshes should not be developed as a theme park because of its extremely high value for nature and for the recreation, health and well-being local communities and other visitors. The recent SSSI designation reflects the fact that it has many rare habitats supporting rare species, many of which were formerly common along the Thames Estuary. The proposed development with large car parks and new access roads will increase car dependency and vehicular pollution, and destroy the wildlife habitats which cannot be substituted for by 'planting' etc within a theme park complex. It will also have large construction and use carbon/environmental footprint, incompatible with climate targets. The site should instead be conserved in perpetuity as a biodiversity and health park, used for study, recreation, conservation and ecosystem services.